I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

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I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby jackthelad » Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:50 pm

When your Regular Co-Pilot, Complains of having to pack all his spares in his Jersey Pockets
Instead of using Frame Mounts for his CO2 Cartridges and Pump, and Saddle Bag for Tubes and levers....
And i Just Mount it, where it needs to Go, with whats Supplied.... Also a mountain Biker ....
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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby foo on patrol » Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:24 am

Ummm, okay? :?

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby bychosis » Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:52 pm

Pretty much this. I have more than one bike. If everything was frame mounted I’d either need multiple spares for each bike or to swap them around.
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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby Derny Driver » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:44 pm

Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.

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Postby NASHIE » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:49 pm

Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
Yep, except for phone/wallet, cant afford coffee :wink: and not interested in phone calls on the road.

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby Derny Driver » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:23 pm

NASHIE wrote:
Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
Yep, except for phone/wallet, cant afford coffee :wink: and not interested in phone calls on the road.
What no coffee !! :shock: :? :wink:
Yeah wallet is a bit bulky, usually more like phone, a $20 note and ID in a zip lock bag, more for emergencies than anything else :D

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby NASHIE » Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:45 pm

Derny Driver wrote:
NASHIE wrote:
Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
Yep, except for phone/wallet, cant afford coffee :wink: and not interested in phone calls on the road.
What no coffee !! :shock: :? :wink:
Yeah wallet is a bit bulky, usually more like phone, a $20 note and ID in a zip lock bag, more for emergencies than anything else :D
Got a CA licence this year instead of MTBA and it came with 2 extra ID cards with all phone numbers, next of kin etc etc. They look like they will take a few rounds through the washing machine. Confident there will be some wheel sucker out on the road with a phone should i ever need one :wink:

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby P!N20 » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:55 am

Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
I love it when DD confirms my choices.

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Postby Derny Driver » Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:03 pm

NASHIE wrote:... Confident there will be some wheel sucker out on the road with a phone should i ever need one :wink:
too funny mate :D :P :)

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby Derny Driver » Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:04 pm

P!N20 wrote:
Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
I love it when DD confirms my choices.
That may or may not be a good thing lol :shock: :D

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby Thoglette » Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:43 pm

Derny Driver wrote:Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
That's Rule 31, after all :)
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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby biker jk » Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:48 pm

Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby g-boaf » Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:09 pm

biker jk wrote:
Derny Driver wrote:Wallet and phone in left rear pocket. Tubes tyre levers and CO2 in middle pocket. Bars and gels in right rear pocket. 2 bidon cages are for 2 bidons. Saddle bags .... wouldnt be seen dead with one.
What about a loaded backpack? :lol:

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby mikesbytes » Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:43 pm

There's a guy who tours desolate roads where you might not see anyone all day. Amongst the other stuff he carries is a second bike pump, in case the first one breaks and he learn't that trick the hard way
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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby warthog1 » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:44 pm

Saddle bag with spare tube, CO2 and small puncture kit on all my bikes. More room in the jersey pockets.
Leyzne micro caddy on a couple and a bbb something on the other.
Stops me forgetting shlt too.
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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby rkelsen » Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:52 pm

What on earth do you need bottle cages for?

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby Wollemi » Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:05 am

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby RonK » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:29 am

Wollemi wrote:
Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:05 am
https://commutercycles.com.au/shop/king ... argo-cage/
Thoughts?

I have one of those somewhere. Bought it for my touring bike but never used it.

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Re: I only have Bottle Cages and Bidons on my Bike.....

Postby outnabike » Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:17 am

My view... it depends on what you do with your bike singular. Most here are probably talking plural. So I, unfortunately can't contend in the p...... contest.

Big talk about your light weight aero dynamic display might be ok if you have several bikes.

I have just one. It is a bit hard to go down the market and fit 10 kg of veggies into my alleged jersey pocket. :)

A bunch of silver beet down the tee shirt itches after a while and a mango tend to leak a bit if squashed. :)

So I just leave the bags on all the time and call it me ute. :D
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